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H. I). PECK, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM N. ELY, CF STRA'IFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 70,353, dated October 29, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN THIMBLES.

To wHoM IT MAY coNoERN:

Be it known that I, H. D. PECK, of Newton, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Thimbles with cutters attached; and I declare the same-to be fully described in the accompanying specifications and drawings. l

Figure 1 is a perspective view with the cutting blade extended.

Figure 2 is a view with the blade sheathed.

Figure 3 isn sectional view with the blade'extended.

A denotesa thimble, which may he made ahd used with or without a top, a. B is a sheath-attached to the side ofthe thimble, open at the top, and having a. slot, C is a knife-blade, made to slide up and down or in and outin the sheath B, having a small pin or screw, c, Ainserted in its shank through the slot b, by which it is moved up and down, and also retained in the sheath. The blade may be held in place by friction, or by asmall spring attached, as may he seen at D, concave toward the thimble. The thimble without its top may be used upon any ofthe fingers, or upon any part of any linger, as it may he found desirable for cutting purposes, and it may be indented or plain, split or whole. p

I am aware ofthe invention of L. A. Peck for thimble with guarded cutter, and this I intend as an improvement upon his invention.

What I claim, then, is-

A sliding knife-blade or cutter attached to and combined with a thilnbl und arranged substantially as described.

. H. D. PECK. Witnesses A. B. ELY, ALFRED ELY.

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